I shared at a BB meeting last wednesday that I had a brush with alcohol. I have over-night guests whom I invited for dinner, they showed up with a bottle of chilled white dinner wine.. "oh my, what a treat" I thought, "1 bottle of wine & three people, no harm in that!!" Then I remembered "I cannot handle it .....no, no, no" Then I said, "none for me thanks but you both go ahead", passed them a cork screw and two glasses. One of them asked, "oh, you don't drink?", I felt caught off guard but said "no, life is complicated as it is without adding alcohol to it". They were fine with that explanation. I really didn't want to get into the "I am an alcoholic".. thing. So I felt I narrowly escaped it and I shared this at the meeting last week, one of the old timers said, "you see, going to meetings is investing in your sobriety, when you are tempted the investment gives you the return you need." I was so impressed and then realized, that's why I hear at every meeting... "keep coming back, it works if you work it". So I wanted to share with you all how grateful I am for this program and it really does work!! The real reason I don't drink is "I don't like how it makes me feel" Shamed, Alone, Depressed (SAD).
.....no, no, no" Then I said, "none for me thanks but you both go ahead", passed them a cork screw and two glasses. One of them asked, "oh, you don't drink?", I felt caught off guard but said "no, life is complicated as it is without adding alcohol to it". They were fine with that explanation. I really didn't want to get into the "I am an alcoholic".. thing. So I felt I narrowly escaped it and I shared this at the meeting last week, one of the old timers said, "you see, going to meetings is investing in your sobriety, when you are tempted the investment gives you the return you need." I was so impressed and then realized, that's why I hear at every meeting... "keep coming back, it works if you work it". So I wanted to share with you all how grateful I am for this program and it really does work!! The real reason I don't drink is "I don't like how it makes me feel" 
